It does make me laugh when people say these E92's arnt fast cars and you get some tit in a stage 1 ST or VXR telling everyone how he embarrassed one.
They struggling to get the power down but the DCT coupe M3 can do 0-100 mph in 9.5 secs which is as fast as the brand new RS3 and facelift A45 AMG which would piss on most hot hatches.
The problem with the V8's compared to today's hot hatches is you have to be on it to get the power, a car like the RS3 you just plant it and half a second later your in peak torque and power, the M3 you HAVE to be in the right gear at the right time or it will be slow, I bet most people that have 'embarrassed' an E92 M3 in a modest hot hatch have come across one that hasn't been driven properly as many owners don't want to rev then out like they should be.
People also talk about the lack of torque but fail to mention it has that 290 lbft from about 2,000 RPM to about 8,000 rpm whereas a turbo hot hatch might have 350 lbft but only has it from 3,500 to 4,000 rpm.